"and started at various points. In May 2015, Viking Press announced it had bought Streisand's memoirs, which will cover her entire life and career, and would publish it in 2017. Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan ""Barbra"" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. In a career spanning six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment and has been recognized with two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, an American Film"
"our friendship feel forbidden, taboo – another piece of my overall rebellion. Dating Barbra Streisand is like wearing Hot Lava."" Her second husband is actor James Brolin, whom she married on July 1, 1998. While they have no children together, Brolin has two children from his first marriage, including actor Josh Brolin, and one child from his second marriage. Streisand is the owner of multiple dogs, and she loved her dog Samantha so much, that she had her cloned. Streisand changed her name from ""Barbara"" to ""Barbra"" because, she said, ""I hated the name, but I refused to change it."""
"My Name Is Barbra My Name Is Barbra is the first of two studio album tie-ins to Barbra Streisand's Emmy Award-winning CBS-TV debut ""My Name Is Barbra"" television special, which aired on April 28, 1965, choreographed by Joe Layton. Barbra's brother Sheldon shot the front cover photograph when she was 5 years-old. The album was certified gold and peaked at #2 on the US charts. A digitally restored / remastered CD was released. Streisand won a Best Vocal Performance, Female Grammy award for the album, her third in this category and fourth overall. In NRARS award, Barbra was named best-selling"
"female vocalist of 1965. Side One Side Two My Name Is Barbra My Name Is Barbra is the first of two studio album tie-ins to Barbra Streisand's Emmy Award-winning CBS-TV debut ""My Name Is Barbra"" television special, which aired on April 28, 1965, choreographed by Joe Layton. Barbra's brother Sheldon shot the front cover photograph when she was 5 years-old. The album was certified gold and peaked at #2 on the US charts. A digitally restored / remastered CD was released. Streisand won a Best Vocal Performance, Female Grammy award for the album, her third in this category and fourth"
"My Name Is Barbra (TV special) My Name Is Barbra is a 1965 television special and the first for up and coming star Barbra Streisand. The special was broadcast April 28, 1965 on CBS in conjunction with Streisand's fifth studio album ""My Name Is Barbra"". The special was very successful, won many awards, and a contract was signed for another four specials. The special was split into three acts. Barbra Streisand received all positive reviews. The United Press International proclaimed ""She is so great it is shocking. She may well be the most supremely talented and complete popular entertainer that"
"It was during this time that she dropped the second ""a"" from her first name, switching from ""Barbara"" to ""Barbra"", due to her dislike of her original name. Streisand was next asked to audition at the Bon Soir nightclub, after which she was signed up at $125 a week. It became her first professional engagement, in September 1960, where she was the opening act for comedian Phyllis Diller. She recalls it was the first time she had been in that kind of upscale environment: ""I'd never been in a nightclub until I sang in one."" Dennen now wanted to expose"
"this country has ever produced."" ""My Name Is Barbra"" was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards in 1965, for which it won five. Streisand won the award for ""Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment."" It also won the Directors Guild of America Award for ""Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television"" in 1966. Barbra Streisand also won her first Peabody Award in 1965. My Name Is Barbra (TV special) My Name Is Barbra is a 1965 television special and the first for up and coming star Barbra Streisand. The special was broadcast April 28, 1965 on CBS in conjunction with Streisand's fifth studio"
"sang a duet with her half-sister. A few of Kind's shows are directed by her half-sister Barbra's concert director, Richard Jay Alexander. Broadway: Off-Broadway: Guest appearance Roslyn Kind Roslyn Kind (born January 9, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the younger half-sister of Barbra Streisand. She has been performing on Broadway and other venues since her teenage years. Kind was born in 1951. Her birth father was Louis Kind. She was brought up in the Conservative movement of Judaism, going to temple and Yeshivah as a child. Kind's inspiration from being a singer came from her"
"Roslyn Kind Roslyn Kind (born January 9, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the younger half-sister of Barbra Streisand. She has been performing on Broadway and other venues since her teenage years. Kind was born in 1951. Her birth father was Louis Kind. She was brought up in the Conservative movement of Judaism, going to temple and Yeshivah as a child. Kind's inspiration from being a singer came from her grandfather, who was a cantor, and her mother. Kind recorded her debut album two months after graduating from high school in June 1968. The album, titled"
"is the only recording artist to have a number-one album in each of the last six decades, having released 53 gold albums, 31 platinum albums, and 14 multi-platinum albums in the United States. Barbara Joan Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Diana (born Ida Rosen) and Emanuel Streisand. Her mother had been a soprano singer in her youth and considered a career in music, but later became a school secretary. Her father was a high school teacher at the same school, where they first met. Streisand's family was Jewish; her paternal grandparents"
"Center in Brooklyn, the show was billed as Barbra's Homecoming, since Streisand was born in Brooklyn. The shows sold out quickly and no further dates were added. On August 9, 2012 it was announced that Streisand would expand the series of concerts, opening in Philadelphia on October 8, 2012. On September 14, three additional engagements in America were added. One of these dates included the Hollywood Bowl, where Streisand's 1967 performance, ""An Evening with Barbra Streisand"", broke the Bowl's attendance record at the time with an audience of 17,256 people. The concerts received mostly positive reviews and critical acclaim. The"
"Streisand further explained, ""Well, I was 18 and I wanted to be unique, but I didn't want to change my name because that was too false. You know, people were saying you could be Joanie Sands, or something like that. (My middle name is Joan.) And I said, 'No, let's see, if I take out the 'a,' it's still 'Barbara,' but it's unique."" A 1967 biography with a concert program said, ""the spelling of her first name is an instance of partial rebellion: she was advised to change her last name and retaliated by dropping an ""a"" from the first"
"My Name Is Barbra, Two... My Name Is Barbra, Two... is the second of two studio album tie-ins to Barbra Streisand's debut television special, ""My Name Is Barbra"", which first aired on April 28, 1965. ""My Name Is Barbra, Two..."" was released in October, 1965 to coincide with the rebroadcast of the special on CBS. The Medley (Track 11) is the only music from the show, and the other tracks newly recorded for the album. Streisand remembers in Just For The Record: ""'Second Hand Rose' became part of a tongue-in-cheek fantasy sequence which was shot at Bergdorf Goodman's...And thanks to"
"Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway is the thirty-fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Barbra Streisand, released on August 26, 2016 by Columbia Records. ""Encore"" debuted at the top of the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart, extending Streisand's record as the woman with the most number-one albums in chart history. The album also reached number one in Australia and the United Kingdom, where it became her third and seventh chart-topper respectively. ""Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway"" received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards held in February 2017."
"Je m'appelle Barbra Je m'appelle Barbra (1966) is the eighth studio album released by Barbra Streisand. She sings much of the album in French. The album peaked at #5 on the ""Billboard"" 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 24, 2002, almost 36 years after its original release. It was also Streisand's last album to make the Top 10 until 1971, when ""Stoney End"" reached #10. An EP was released in Europe in July 1966 called ""Barbra Streisand En Français"" with four French recordings: ""Je m'appelle Barbra"" contains Streisand's first songwriting credit, for ""Ma Première Chanson"". This"
"The Barbra Streisand Album The Barbra Streisand Album is the debut album by Barbra Streisand, released February 25, 1963, on Columbia Records, catalogue CL 2007 in mono and CS 8807 in stereo. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and has been certified a gold album by the RIAA. The album won Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Female Vocal Performance. In January 2006 the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Columbia label president Goddard Lieberson initially resisted signing Streisand to a contract, finding her style too close to the cabaret"
"In 1964 Streisand was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical but lost to Carol Channing in ""Hello, Dolly!"" Streisand received an honorary ""Star of the Decade"" Tony Award in 1970. In 1966, she repeated her success with ""Funny Girl"" in London's West End at the Prince of Wales Theatre. From 1965 to 1968 she appeared in her first four solo television specials. Streisand has recorded 50 studio albums, almost all with Columbia Records. Her early works in the 1960s (her debut ""The Barbra Streisand Album"", ""The Second Barbra Streisand Album"", ""The Third Album"", ""My"
"people I loved and loved working with—Joe Layton, Dwight Hemion, Peter Matz, Robert Emmett, Tom John, and, of course, Marty—I was able to realize my dream."" The album was also certified Platinum and peaked at #2 on the US charts and #6 in the UK charts. Side One Side Two My Name Is Barbra, Two... My Name Is Barbra, Two... is the second of two studio album tie-ins to Barbra Streisand's debut television special, ""My Name Is Barbra"", which first aired on April 28, 1965. ""My Name Is Barbra, Two..."" was released in October, 1965 to coincide with the rebroadcast"
"album marks the first time Streisand collaborated with Michel Legrand, who arranged and conducted most of the album. The album cover was photographed by Richard Avedon. A song called ""Look"" was also recorded for this album, but was used as a b-side to the single: ""Stout-Hearted Men"" from Barbra's next album ""Simply Streisand"" (1967). Je m'appelle Barbra Je m'appelle Barbra (1966) is the eighth studio album released by Barbra Streisand. She sings much of the album in French. The album peaked at #5 on the ""Billboard"" 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 24, 2002, almost 36"
"one of her lowest-grossing films. ""Up The Sandbox"" was released in a Region 1 DVD on October 5, 2004, as a part of the Barbra Streisand Collection. Up the Sandbox Up the Sandbox is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Barbra Streisand. Paul Zindel's screenplay, based on the novel by Anne Roiphe, focuses on Margaret Reynolds, a bored young New York City wife and mother who slips into increasingly bizarre fantasies. The cast includes David Selby, Paul Benedict, George S. Irving, Conrad Bain, Isabel Sanford, Lois Smith, Jacobo Morales playing a character who closely resembles"
"being gay. In an interview with ""The Advocate"" published August 17, 1999, Streisand said: Jason Gould Jason Emanuel Gould (born December 29, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and singer. He was born December 29, 1966 in New York City, the son of singer and actress Barbra Streisand and actor Elliott Gould. His parents separated in 1969 and divorced July 9, 1971. His family is Jewish. He spent his formative years around major Hollywood players in Los Angeles, California. Gould appeared in the romantic comedy-drama film ""Say Anything ..."" (1989) and the romantic drama film ""The Prince of"
"Barbra Streisand discography Barbra Streisand is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and author. Her discography consists of 117 singles, 36 studio albums, and 9 compilations, 7 live albums and 15 soundtracks. She is the best-selling female music artist of all time, with more than 68.5 million albums in the United States and with a total of 245 million records sold worldwide, making her the best-selling female artist among the top-selling artists recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America. (The only female in the top ten, and the only artist outside the rock 'n' roll genre.) In the United States, she"
"Simply Streisand Simply Streisand (1967) is the ninth studio album released by Barbra Streisand. The album was released simultaneously with ""A Christmas Album"" and was Streisand's first that failed to chart in the Top 10 of the ""Billboard"" 200 when it peaked at #12. ""Simply Streisand"" was recorded March 14, 15 and 20th, 1967. According to Billboard Magazine, Columbia Records reports a sale of nearly 250,000 in its first two weeks on the market. The album was certified Gold by RIAA in April 24, 2002. Streisand also recorded ""Willow Weep for Me"" and ""Spring Can Really Hang You Up The"
"that her mother had a ""great voice"" and sang semi-professionally on occasion, in her operatic soprano voice. During a visit to the Catskills when Streisand was 13, she told Rosie O'Donnell, she and her mother recorded some songs on tape. That session was the first time Streisand ever asserted herself as an artist, which also became her ""first moment of inspiration"" as an artist. She has an older brother, Sheldon, and a half-sister, the singer Roslyn Kind, from her mother's remarriage to Louis Kind in 1949. Roslyn is nine years younger than Streisand. Streisand began her education at the Jewish"
"Martin Erlichman Martin Lee ""Marty"" Erlichman (born 13 September 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is a manager in the entertainment industry who is best known for discovering Barbra Streisand and managing her career for over 50 years. Erlichman has produced award-winning and record-setting motion pictures, concerts, record albums, as well as network and cable television programs. Erlichman was also the manager of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem in the early 1960s and was responsible for the adoption of the Aran Sweaters as the bands visual identity. As manager for Streisand, he has negotiated all of her numerous"
"2011, Berger sings songs by Streisand that hold great value for her. On ""Touched by Streisand"" not only the most beautiful melodies of Barbra Streisand are heard, but the songs that have been personally important in her life and that fit this style of music perfectly. This makes the album like a dream that becomes reality. Petra Berger Petra Berger, born ""Petra Pierrette Burger"" (Amstelveen, 23 October 1965), is a Dutch classical crossover singer, composer, photographer, and musical actress. Born into a musical family, Berger earned her secondary school diploma and then went to work in a computer firm, a"
"Stoney End (Barbra Streisand album) Stoney End is the twelfth studio album by Barbra Streisand. Released in 1971, it became her first studio album that was a change in direction for Streisand with a more upbeat contemporary pop sound. The album peaked at #10 in the United States, her first to reach the top 10 in five years, and was produced by music producer Richard Perry. When asked by fans during the Q&A segment of Streisand's Back To Brooklyn concert on October 11, 2012 what the title track ""Stoney End"" was about, she replied that she still didn't know. AllMusic"
"James Brolin is the grandfather of Trevor (b. 1988) and Eden (b. 1994), from his son Josh's first marriage. In 1985, Brolin met actress Jan Smithers on the set of ""Hotel"", and they married in 1986. The couple had a daughter, Molly Elizabeth (b. 1987). Jan Smithers filed for divorce from Brolin in 1995. In 1996, Brolin met Barbra Streisand through a friend, and they married on July 1, 1998. The couple reside in Malibu, California. Brolin is the stepfather of Streisand's only child, Jason Gould. James Brolin James Brolin (; born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin, July 18, 1940) is an"
"based on Stark’s iconic mother in-law), Stark felt drawn to Barbra Streisand, an unknown singer and performer on the rise in New York City. After a long courtship with the then unknown, Stark and Jerome Robbins, (the production supervisor and director of the Broadway show) decided to cast her as their lead. After an arduous rehearsal period filled with revisions and rewrites, ""Funny Girl"" opened to rave reviews on Broadway and became a critical and commercial success. Stark had the smash hit he’d hoped for, and Streisand emerged as a full-fledged star. For both, it was the beginning of an"
"James Brolin James Brolin (; born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin, July 18, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director, best known for his roles in film and television, including sitcoms and soap operas. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin and husband of Barbra Streisand. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 10, 2016. Brolin was born in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. The eldest of two brothers and two sisters, he was the son of Helen Sue (""née"" Mansur), a housewife, and Henry Hurst Bruderlin,"
"Una Estrella""). The soundtrack listing is here: The Mirror Has Two Faces The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Barbra Streisand, who also stars. The screenplay by Richard LaGravenese is loosely based on the 1958 French film ""Le Miroir a deux faces"" written by André Cayatte and Gérard Oury, which focused on a homely woman who becomes a beauty, which creates problems in her marriage. The film also stars Jeff Bridges, Pierce Brosnan, George Segal, Mimi Rogers, Brenda Vaccaro, and Lauren Bacall. Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Robert John ""Mutt"" Lange, and Bryan"
"has been in a relationship with cinematographer Daniel Gillham for more than 20 years; they met on the set of ""A Time of Destiny"". The couple reside in Maine when not working. Stockard Channing Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for playing Betty Rizzo in the film ""Grease"" (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series ""The West Wing"" (1999–2006). She is also known for originating the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of ""Six Degrees of Separation"","
"She would later be known by her stepfathers' surnames, i.e. Wassmansdorff and Loveland. In 1940, her family moved to Los Angeles, where her half-brother, Larry Vernon Loveland, was born the same year. She began modeling in her teens, and at age 14 was signed to a contract at MGM. She completed high school on the studio lot. A model and actress, Lansing was often cast in roles similar to those played by her contemporaries Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. She was frequently clad in skimpy costumes and bikinis that accentuated her figure (34D bust), but she never posed nude."